Tracking new Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 detected in India: WHO

A new sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the Covid-19 has now been detected in India, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a media briefing on Wednesday. The variant, BA.2.75, was first reported in India and is now present in at least 10 more counties. The global health body assured that it is closely monitoring the strain. It is yet to be determined if the new variant is more clinically severe than its predecessors.